crud
(countable) A contemptible person.
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Was the author paid by the word? Crud writing. I bailed halfway through when the teaser was revealed.
Off to sell some children's books, which I am quite sure 94.7% and more are not crud.
Instead of calling the work of nearly all of children's authors and illustrators (for whom he is the ambassador) "crud," Mac Barnett could be mobilizing the world of children's literature to speak out against the nati…
imo Mac Barnett has been heavily helped by his illustrator pals and is in no position to be calling the vast majority of kid's books 'crud'.
*actually gets more (enough even?) sleep* *still feel like crud all morning* Alright, cool, good job body
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(countable) A contemptible person.
Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
“Was the author paid by the word? Crud writing. I bailed halfway through when the teaser was revealed.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Off to sell some children's books, which I am quite sure 94.7% and more are not crud.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Instead of calling the work of nearly all of children's authors and illustrators (for whom he is the ambassador) "crud," Mac Barnett could be mobilizing the world of children's literature to speak out against the national book-banning bill, HR 7661.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“imo Mac Barnett has been heavily helped by his illustrator pals and is in no position to be calling the vast majority of kid's books 'crud'.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(uncountable, figuratively, by extension) Something of poor quality.
Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
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(uncountable) Dirt, filth or refuse.
Crud is caked in the crevices of her jewellery. All of it needs cleaning.
“*actually gets more (enough even?) sleep* *still feel like crud all morning* Alright, cool, good job body”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'm so tired of the lack of respect at my job man.. and the constant of them going back on their word and changing my schedule consistently. Lost all motivation and want, they'll be lucky to get the bare minimum after a year of this crud.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Laravel basic crud got a new UI again, yes again 💪 Last one was a bit vibe coded on the old one and seems like AI generated, and so now I gave it a slight Laravel look and feel 🙌”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It should certainly be posting on a large number, including Twitter/X. Get the message out, and all that. Even if there is a lot of far right crud there, don't abandon X. After all, the government should talk to the BBC, shouldn't they?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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